Shloka 7
Karmas Leading to Hell and Heaven
Ethical Catalog of Destinies
प्राणिनां प्राणहिंसायां ये नरा निरताः सदा । परनिंदारता ये वै ते वै निरयगामिनः
prāṇināṃ prāṇahiṃsāyāṃ ye narā niratāḥ sadā | paraniṃdāratā ye vai te vai nirayagāminaḥ
Jene Männer, die stets damit beschäftigt sind, das Leben von Wesen zu verletzen, und jene, die sich dem Verleumden anderer hingeben—sie gehen wahrlich zur Hölle.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राणहिंसायां = प्राणहिंसा + याम् (सप्तमी एकवचन); परनिंदारता = परनिन्दारताः (IAST niṃdā-; anusvāra/ं लेखनभेदः)
FAQs
It condemns two harmful behaviors—violence toward living beings (prāṇa-hiṃsā) and slander of others (para-nindā)—as leading to severe karmic consequences.
Niraya refers to hellish states of suffering described in Purāṇic literature as results of grave unethical actions.
The verse frames non-violence and restraint in speech as core dharmic disciplines, warning that cruelty and malicious speech degrade one’s moral trajectory and destiny.